dermoid

[ dur-moid ]

adjective
  1. skinlike; dermatoid.

Origin of dermoid

1
First recorded in 1810–20; derm- + -oid

Words Nearby dermoid

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How to use dermoid in a sentence

  • The chief of these are: simple—dermoid patches, moles of the limbus; malignant—sarcoma, endothelioma, epithelioma.

  • The literature of dermoid cysts is full of accounts of puzzling tumours met with in all sorts of situations.

    Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • If the external orifice becomes occluded, there results a dermoid cyst.

    Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • The mange mite is known as Sarcoptes canis, and takes up its abode upon the superficial dermoid structures.

    Sporting Dogs | Frank Townend Barton
  • In consequence of the continuity and similarity of structure, there is close sympathy between the mucous and dermoid membranes.

British Dictionary definitions for dermoid

dermoid

/ (ˈdɜːmɔɪd) /


adjective
  1. of or resembling skin

noun
  1. a congenital cystic tumour whose walls are lined with epithelium

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